The next generation of graphics cards NVIDIA does not seem to consume as much as the current one… but more anyway?
At NVIDIA, there is no longer any doubt that the GeForce RTX 40 series generation will very soon give way to the GeForce RTX 50 generation. The question would rather be to know when exactly.
While waiting for NVIDIA to specify its schedule, we regularly receive information on the architecture used and the card variants that the American firm could deploy.
Cards planned for the end of the year
Today, it’s a completely different type of information that our colleagues at VideoCardzbut no less interesting information as it concerns GPU heat dissipation.
Tests conducted by NVIDIA on heat dissipation © VideoCardz
Indeed, the release of the GeForce RTX 40 series had already highlighted significant consumption and necessary efforts to be made in the heat dissipation of Ada Lovelace GPUs. We had also heard of several prototypes featuring heatsinks on four PCI Express slots, proof that NVIDIA was looking for solutions.
Logically, the upcoming generation (code name: Blackwell) has every chance of demanding even greater efforts in this area.
Up to 600 watts of dissipation tested by NVIDIA?
It is still far too early to have information about the cooling systems that NVIDIA and its partners will implement on this next generation.
On the other hand, our colleagues from VideoCardz have gathered information that confirms the study of four “variants”, with supported powers ranging from 250 to 600 watts. Currently on Ada Lovelace, TDPs range from 115 to 450 watts, with maximums reaching 130 to 600 watts. So we could be significantly higher with Blackwell.
However, keep in mind that this is not at all a question of final cards as we will find them at our resellers. But the fact that NVIDIA is testing cooling systems capable of dissipating up to 600 watts does not encourage us to imagine less heat-intensive GPUs.
Source : VideoCardz
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